Nomination Archive


Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize
Year:1903
Number:2 - 1
 
Nominee:
Name:Klas Pontus Arnoldson
Gender:M
Year, Birth:1844
Year, Death:1916
Profession:Veteran peace activist. Author, orator and peace society leader.
City:Stockholm
Country:SWEDEN (SE)
Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1908
 
Motivation:Arnoldson was nominated for his book "Seklernas hopp" about peace, the peace movement and peace workers. He was one of the founders of the Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society, and he carried on a vigorous campaign for arbitration in his writings. Arnoldson produced substantial works on religion and peace.
 
Nominator:
Name:Oddvar Vik
Gender:M
Profession:Member of the Norwegian parliament (Storting)
City:Kristiania (now Oslo)
Country:NORWAY (NO)